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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13
The sen,ember celebration


The Constitutional Centennial Com
m issiou' has prepared the following out
line Of what 1t is pioisnsed TO do dur
ing the three days Of the celebration IN
September in Philadelphia.
The 10Th If piember is assigned
for II pr"crs,'THi Industrial display.
Its object will h" to illus rate, in Gu
trast, the costumes, domestic chtrac-
teristics, The trades. implements of
industry, mean of ;ransp irtaIi1n, etc.
of 1877, with "A view u give ocular de
monstration, Of the changes aud MT
tional progress made Ia the first cen
fury Of our constitutional existence.
This display, moving in long procession
mounted upon ears prepared for lie
purpose, and accompanied 10y various
civic organizations, promises To- l% a
feature of brilliant aud historic ial"r-
est. Iu the evening of that ddy Tie
Governor If Pennsylvania will held Il
public reception III honor of the Gov
ernors OF the States aud Territories
present at the celebration
The 10th of ri ptemter is assigned
for the military prade and review OF
the regiments and companies of the
militia of tie several States aud T"t-
ritories accompanied 10y their resire-
tive Governors and Stalls. and by de-
tachments from The army atfi lazy
Of the United States, detailed fof ;hai
occasion. From the returns a~iteitd5
Received the Commission expect The
presence of from 10,U00 to $1,000 Sfttt
troops. One State alone olf,rs TU0t
troops IN honor oil the occi, ion. 1t II
also intended, if practicable, to illus
tIate in this parade the contrast be
tween The military arms and equip
ments of Revolutionary times and thos'
of tn, present day. Tie ca-operati"i
of the Army and Navy of the Uiitet
States has been assured to The CunInus
sion.
In the evening of the same day vii
Occur a public reception in honor of til
President Of the United States, witt
the tiovcruors representatives OF f."
eign Governments. military, etc.
The 18th of september is devoted t
the SPECIAL services OF commemorative
T ~ which the President IF the Unitrt
States will preside. The Grafton wi
be pronounced by Mr.. Justice Miller
of the Supreme Court Of the Unite
States. Ia addition there will be II p
EN-, national lIymus, vocal and ilsIrt
mental music. etc. Various other Ell
~tertainuttnts viii be offered 10y citizen
during the progress OF the celebration.
Handsomely engraved cards OF inv
tatiun hav. been designed, al Hul'li
the notable persons who viii b" aske
10 att end are the President II h
Cabinet Ministers, the JUDGES of tt
Supreme Codtt, tie Govern Is OF TIL
. States and + ~'rit"Iies, the Governt
( General of Canada, the President {
Mexico and distinguished persons /
/ private life. EX-Cungressun;n john y
Kasson, the President OF the Comtni'
, sion, will go to Washington this wet
with Amos Il. Little and Hampton
Carson to consult with the PresileI
, and the Army and Navy Department
.Yepafding their parts in the celebral l"l
|, The invitations will be issued una
the guidance oil Mr.. kasson, who is
man of wide experience and acquall
tance ia public lite.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

The fact that the prohibitory amend
ment in Texas came within even 5000
votes of being carried is IA most signif-
icant indication of the growth "f the
temperance sentiment in the South.
Last year the Democrats plurality was
10000 and the Prohibition vote hut
1876. The remarkable gain in the
vote, when the question vas presented
apart IRON politics, will encourage am
other attempt, without ahating at all
the zeal of those in other States who
seek their end through political means.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

General Buckner's majority in Ken
lucky for Governor is l7,5Oo. There
will be seven Republicans in the Sen
ate, two OF whom hold over, while i've
are newly elected. In the House are ~
Democrats, 26 Republicans, 2 Labor
Union, / ProhibitiOnist, and one dis
trict to hear from. Senator Beck VIII
be reelected.
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j. NJ. ScOvel and Il few other petty
fishermen who go sporting with a.black
bottle and catch butfew fish are hurl-
ing their anatlemas against the men,
haden pirates and the columns of the
Philadelphia papers are he ded in bold
type with They must GO THEY do Z"
but it is right OH catching the greasy
mossbacks together with food isl, TO be
used in fertIlizing the land, causing ii
to produce more real wealth than thrse
sportiye crOakers will even produce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

John l.. Sullivan the champion pu
gilist, was presented with n SlO,WU
belt in Boston on Monday night. The
belt is Il. carat solid gold, and Weighs
1900 penny weights. The plate alone
weighs about 1000 pennyweights, and
is the largest piece of manufactured
gold even attempted in the Uuited
States. The name of the beneficiary
extends across its centre in black letters
encrusted with diamonds of great bril-
fiancy.
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The Revolutionary war ended about
1903 years ago, but the pension list OF
revolutionary heroes and their pension
able families has not ended yet. Com
missioner Black of the Pension De
partnlpht, granted a pension last week
to Mrs. Mary Casey. of Washington,
Fayette connty, Ohio, AS the widow Of
John Casey, u revolutionary soldier.
She had married tie veteran vt HE rev.
0lution when he was 70 years old and
she only Ii. IA I'd she has been his widow
since 1916.
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A correspondent of II tariff organ
whines that Senator Rufus Blodgett of
New Jersey, "does not now propose 70
keep amy oi the pledges he is und'r
stood to have made" II is very well I'M
darstmd that Mr.. Blodgett never made
any pledges. The Republican polite
ians in their desperation made him their
candidates for Senator Ia order 10 de
Ex-Governor Albeit. They took him
at the bidding of a master, without
knowing his opinions upon public sues
tiolis. While they have been justly
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

The tax on oleomargarine, though
nomin lily u Yen measure, was
really intended to hamper the bust
ness of making imitation batter 1t
has apparently failed in the latter pur-
pose, for it produced in lsS6-S7 an mh-
necessary of S723,94 The
business has evidently grown To one of
large Importance, and tiouriShes in
spite of the tax aud OF mor ar lrss OPP
pressive regulations. Remembered always
that il is not the making of the article
that constitutes the offence, but the
false prettnce of selling it for what il
Is not.
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st. John says: The Prohibition party,
which, east 15l 900 votes in 1884, over
3OO, 900 in 1885, will sur'ly cast l,ooo,
600 in 1888 Ii is marching on to vic.
tory, and will become a majority party
before many years about 1892. be
lieve the Republican and democratic
parties must break to pieces beSre thai
rtrf.ne. think GeueEplrisk Of Ne"
Jersey, ..nite the Prohibition caadi-
date fer President in 1888.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

The Colorado potato-bug is eating
the crops in some parts OF Germany.
If Bismarck had put up the a
against this pest instead of shutting out
American pork our German cousins
would have have been happier than
they are to-day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

The returns show that in many strong
Democratic counties in Texas the vote
was almost equally divided on the pro.
hibition amendment, and the Demo
crats are a~nxiousto know whether the
split in the party is to continue.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

disappointed, the people Of New Jersey
will be the gamers by having IN Se'a
tor Bloduett a ,tanch uivotsite of tariff
raform.-PhiIa. RocSid.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

Governor Foraker, of Ohio has De-
come quoted enough over the Prtsl-
dents battle flag order to invite MN
To stop at Columbus on his way vest
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

Belya Ann Lockwood says she VIII
not run for President next year IL M'S'
Cleveland will stand.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

Where one person is drowned at sea-
S29 are killed on land.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

Yellow fever continues at Key West.
Florida.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

The Prince of Siam is travelling III
this country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

Gloucester City is certainly the worst
misruled city in the State.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

SATURDAY, AUGUST, ID, 1887.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

"a w AN liz
We are in want of a few more good
men to canvas for the sale of choice nur-
sery stock. To men who can make a sue
cess of the business we can pay good sal
aries or commission and give permanent
employment. We have many new and
choice specialties both in the fruit and
ornamental line which others do no
handle. Address at c with reference
MAY BROTHERS, Nurserymen,
Rochester. n. Y.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
PRAYING for q Rain.

spent the Fourth of July in o part of Hi
11ois where the farmers hadn't any rain for a
month and were praying for it TO come.
was in tho house OF one OF these farmers, 8
strong believer in the efficacy of prayer, and
hc told me he thought that the Lord was
sending them the drought TO punish them for
their wickedness After d nner went out
into tho woods and lay down under tree.
Pretty soon big dead limb dropped off q
tree close to my head. had lived in the
country long enough to know that was
good sign Of approaching rain. Then, in q
little while more, heard tree toad chirp.
Rain sign No. 81 Then heard rain crow
cav and l sat up to listen. Sign No. 8!
Presently heard a locomotive whistle and
the train rumble over a track l knew was fl
teen miles away. Sign No Al
I got up and went into the house ard told
my friend thatI had been out praying for
rain to como before night, and added that !
was confident of getting what wanted. He
looked at mo mournfully and said in q hope
less way that he guessed not 1t wasn't for
al irreligious man from St Louis to como
out there md outpray ell tho good people OF
that neighborhood. took bin out in the
yard and showed him the clouds. "Oh,o said
he, without cheerfulness, "thatll pass around
Us We've had that to occur before" But
made him make everything secure, and before
long there came along 4 rain that would have
drowned o man if lie had been out in it. To
farmer was in ecstasies and would have can
onized mo If he had known how. left while
my lsurels wero green, end, suppose, my
friend hasn't We. decided whether or not
possess supernatural powers.-Sergeant NC
Grew in Giobo- Democrat.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04

The naost nppreciative spectators are thoss
who can't afford 70 pay 70 see the game. The
more active of them shin up the telegraph
poles outside tie ground and perch On the
eros trees, getting a 6n. birds ere view Of
the diamond. They know all the players by
sight and watch every point q the game.
When big game is Oh, the chaps On the
telegraph poles watch Ead describe il for q
Eob c. youngsters down below.
sSay, Jimmy. who's al the bat no~r IL
GuireI oDe of tia e,roundingz
@Roger Conner. Hes twostrikes ard t1reo
balls
4 yell from the inside causes great excite
lnent among tae groundlngE, AID ths man
ato{t is eagerly iookel 20 for an explanation
that's a dandy. Way eveE to left fed
Go IL, RogeTT shouts tie man up alS.t-
Tires baEger, ain's IT, JEEuyF
sBet eherlife. Ii, vi! Outside the cir
derS Pun, Roger, yer got ter rln, Whoop!
Hone rum
TIE gTorndnngs who haven. seen !. are
ics. es e-c.ted as re crowds On tie grand
Stud, and they dance and yel and sap each
other On tse hAcx Sorse q the baxxseggcd
little fellows throw LandsErngs 10 axprso
tAAir dAsixtt-Sew York 6un.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
Society Floods apins British Priss.

"This is the season Of year when society
bloods begin to bleach" said Delmonico
lounger the other evening. Champagne
cocktails and burgundy and dinners settled
with Cognac have produced in the course OF
winter events, the usual crop Of svelied veins
and vermillion noses Now tie boiling out
process is at hand a peep into Delmonico's
in the crowded hours OF the evening via show
change In tho bacchaualial programme.
All the prigs in certain set have entered
into q solemn compact to abjure strong aico-
hols for the hot months, and lavish their af-
fections, young and old, on ligh. frivolous
decoctions like the genial SauteIne or mid
MoseIle, or tie subdued claret coobler. A
suit of clothes or q money equivalent is gener-
ely the penalty for violation.
s'This is quite the proper caper nowadays
among the hoods. By the way, il fellow
intends to go into the business OF a profes-
sonal swell, 10 muss change off his drinks
with the seasons Just TIE same as his clothes.
81 am no Anglomaniac, out these British
ers have this thing down to science. The
result is they live longer ard have I-.ore fun
know some fellows that make Il a rule to
give their inS.des complete rest on liquor so
many days out OF the thirty IN each month.
Got to do it if you expect TO keep up with the
procession any length Of tine You can't
run the same Old variety show in your
stomach ell the year round without wearing
out the machine New York Sun
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
Jumped From 3 Train.

CAIRO. Ill, Oct. S---As this mornings
passenger train coming north pulled out of
Martin, Tenn. the conductor discovered a
negro on the rear platform. After paying
his fare he asked for change for bill, ex
tending at the instant $40 greenback sc
lected from large roll of money which he
took from his inside pocket. Upon being
asked the denomination of the bill be
wished changed he promptly replied So.
His ignorance OF the size of the bill, and
the possession Of what appeared to be sew
eral hundred dollars, excited the suspicious
of the conductor, whs communicated with
a commercial traveller. The latter ap-
preached the negro, and with threats forced
him to confess that he had robbed a store
down the road, but declined TO say where.
He offered to give up the moIey. but asked
that he ne allowed Ia find the conductor
and recover the $50 bill. He then dashed
through the cars and jumped from the
rear platform while the train was going
twenty five miles al hour, near Mcconnell
station. six miles below Fulton, taking the
money along. He was seen TO turn end
over end down the steep embankment
finally jumping up and taking 10 the tim
Der. The marshal at Fulton was notified,
and ilh a posse IS now searching the
locality
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
He Gave 1t to ALI.

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. L. Bennett, the
stenog, apher who reported the proceedings
Of the G a. r encampment at st. Louis,
was seen today in reference to dispatch
in the morning papers. stating that some
paper in ST. Louis had published the re
ports of the encampment in full and init
mating that the report had been obtained
surreptitiously. Mr.. Bennett SAYS that the
whole matter of furnishing the proceedings
to the papers was under his control, and
that be notified the representatives Of the
press they might have The whole or any
portion Of the proceedings they desired;
that there was nothing to conceal, and that
he furnished a synopsis of the work done,
and verbatim reports of sucl portions as he
was asked for, that every word uttered viii
be published and distributed in book form.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
Queer Notions About Ascension Dav.

They have peculiar superstition In Cum
berland county that everybody must go O
fishing OH ascension Day. From whence 1t
comes or what its origin nobody pretends 70
explain. Tie people only know that it is so
and they all follow the rule blindly. Work
shops clos, the shoemaker leaves his bench,
the carpenter drops his plane, the printer
leaves hes case, furnaces shut down for the
day, foundries stop work and the men fsh,
1t does not matter if they do not get the
ghost Of Il nibble; they are carrying out tho
unwritten law and keeping Up with the SUPER
stitious procession. Another superstition con-
nected with Ascension Day In Cumberland
county Is that any woman who wears dress
made on that dag win be struck by lightning
while wearing it. Nobody can explain the
origin of this. a lady residing in Mechanics
burg, who was anxious to have her dress
maker hurry up with some work she was do
ing, was astonished 10 hear her say one
evening:
"Of course you won't want lie TO work to-
morrow
"Why, OF course I sball,r said the lady;
awhy nott'
why, tomorrow is Ascension Day, and Il
You wear a dress made cn that day you viii
get struck by lightning
The lady laughed at the foolish idea and the
dresSIla&er worked on Ascension Day. Of
course you expect me to say that one day
when tie lady was Wearing The dress
thunder storm came up and lightning struck
her. Wen, | can't tell a lie. The dress was
worn during numerous thunder storms until
it was cast esilie, and the wcarer is Still alive
and hearty. KNOCKS the superstition out,
doesn't it, but il IS fact, all the san,s bar
risharg Telegraph.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
GO 1T ALONE!
The d. & O. Railway Refuses any
Longer to Assist the &. & Q.
TelaQrSnh Lines.

New YORK. Oct "a Baltimore spe-
cial TO the Times says: It can be stated
anthoritatively that the Baltimore d ohio
railway people have at last refused to put
mp any more money to run the telegraph
company. Friday saw the last financial
connection between the two concerns
The abroad people have formally
notified tbs officials Of the tele'
graph company that on and after
October 1st, they need not expect any as
eistance from them. Some weeks ago, and
lust before the elimination Of a scheme of
transfer of the railroad franchise, meet
ing of high officials Of the telegraph com
PAW was held in Baltimore with closed
doors. The speculative world was all agog
about the matter, but nothing ever leaked
out of what iIanspired on that occasion.
Il is now alleged that this meeting was
called for discussion Of the manner of
disposing of the telegraph lines, and it was
then that President Bates got the idea Of
securing enough capital to pur
chase controlling interest, and
with the system retained under
his management make 1t formidable and
at the same time a profitable rival Of the
Western Union TO purchase 1t outright
would cost So. 500, 600, while controlling
interest would cost 100000. 1t is
asserted that Bates secured the co operation
of several large capitalists in his scheme,
and to prove to them that the expenses
could be materially reduced without inter
fering with the efficiency of the service
throughout the country, q general pruning
of Salaries was inaugurated. The whole
situation is an interesting one, and puts a
new phase on the telegraph, and IN fact
the entire Baltimore s. Ohio deal.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
cn:esgo Grain ana PROVISIONS.


The black eye given TO wheat by the visible SUPPLY
STA ement was The leading feature on change today
When the figures werA announced at noon showing
incr. q s34oD bushels in wheat for the week
ther was an immediate effect the market.
Enough OF The stat ment was kn wn all morning 30
that increase was no surprise 10 the trade. The
surpri. G was in the cunt OF increase. Prices had
already ceclined and slightly reacted. Decen Der
opened at 755s deciic 1sc from Satur ays afes
figures. sold 53 and then suddenly 10 g. closing
fin ally aG ~.
Corn was int rely in the bands OF he iocaterow
The msrket was aigel, dictated by local operator
who was DO buyer and q seller at times, but
the ter =ncy c, wnward and the Ing ict g
snac lower Than hose OF Saturday. This decrease
Of ia 600 hushe in the Visible supp had eff
The uit w IS unusually quiet early but there was
better business left the clt November opened
at 42S. sod down TO An. up to sss and clcs.d at
42as Z
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
IN THE LMENLN CLUB.
of the Hon. Plumbaso Josy.
Hn-The Committee on Applications.

Examination of the Hon. Plumbago Josy.
Hn-The Committee on Applications.
The wisdom of the club in deciding not to
permit any lecturer to enter the hail until he
had passed an examination before commit
tee was apparent when the Hon. PluInbago
Josylin, OF Huntsville, Ala, walked into De-
troit TO deliver his lecture on: "Can We Ever
be Perfectly Happy!" The committee sub
mitted him to the following examination:
'When and where was Plato born!'
"What brought the downfall Of the Roman
empireaa
"What nation first made use of the soup
bone as substitute for turkey!a
"Who introduced the game Of policy into
this country?"
no was De Soto, and why did he discover
the Mississippi riverg'
IF have l.000, coo, 600 cocoanuts and give
strange darby A5, 493 Of them, how many
do | have leftF'
SLOW long would a body weighing $50
pounds take IN falling 1900 feerH'
The list OF questions embraced thirty-one,
and the Hon. Plumbago could not return
correct answer to q single one of them. He
grew quite indignant over the examination,
claiming that the only two things which
stood i'll the way OF perfect happiness on
earth were green watermelons at fifty cents
apiece and the house fly; but the committee
were firm, and he was told TO jog along.
ode report of de committee will be accepted
an adopted observed Brother Gardner, AM
each member of it will also consider hisself
formally thanked. Had de Hon. Plumbago
been allowed to take dis platform we should
hev lost half an hour of our valuable time
an b en- no wiser. We will now proceed wild
de regular purceedins."
The committee on applications reported un-
favorably on the candidates named
Judge Exchange johnson, of Canton, Ohio,
for having been sent to jail for stealing two
sheep. He sought to explain that lie thought
the two sheep were simply one pig, but the
wool wouldn't wash
Elder Huckleberry Banks, Of Toronto,
Ont, for false pretenses, he having a wooden
leg and being deaf in the right ear In hunt
ing up the elders record it was also dis
covered that he had twenty-one bird shot in
the calf of the other leg, and he refused to ex-
plain how they got there
Professor Antimony Jackson, OF Grenada,
Miss, for several suspicious incidents con-
nected with his career during the past year.
One OF these incidents was being found in the
postotice at night, where he claimed to have
called to inquire for letter. Another was
in having two razor backed hogs penned I'D
under his cabin, and wien the owner of the
animals came around the professor claimed
that he took them for Detroit Free
Press
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
gsnsss CITY ers,n ana Provisions.

H' kAFeAS CrTY. oct !.
Daily indicator reports wheat steady: No. soft
S4L bid October * bid; november Ga bid; Nav "a.
Corn SGeany: NO rash 35A b d, So asked; DC
tober "a a. z-d; Year 37A asked; May. sales at 80
NO. te. cash. Sc ia
Oass-No cash 2lx bid
Bye-No 2 cash a bid.
Flour-Duh but firm quotations * 20; XXX q
7s5. family s5Sl u5 choice 81 25Gl s.. saHo. 81 4
O. 81 fancy 81 55GI co. patent 81 S0Sl IS; rye
flour 81 al so. ..-. o. 81
-raii-Buik iS; sacked IS. -s
Bay Steady; fancy small baled. 90 90; large. ss.a.
Flax seen-90 ...- 4.
But,sr-steaTy: creamery fancy %; good 20. fine
dairy is; store cho &c OILS; pO,r and low grades g.
Cheese-Full cream IS. Young merlca l3t4. q
Eggs-Steady at "a per dO2, =
CSrn Meai-areen, 78 dried. 75 choice yellow. es;
uik, 72k.
rouifry-spring ch.cs ems 81 5OG2 80; old hens
81 n s. SOL 3: live ulAeys, e@9.
PfovisiOns,Sukas cureQ nnLLs, IL uucOn. IL. dried
osef TO- dried beef clear dry salt clear rib sides
81 90 long clesr 81 w shoulders. IS SO; short clear
Is e; smoked clear rib sides, IS 20; long clear.
IS IS; shoulders, IS 60. short clear o. 50.
Mese Pork-Sl5 CO.
Lard.-Choice fierce. &c 50.
Rye, No. 2 cash 80 asked.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
Al1tu hut Three,

PITTsBURG, Oct 3-The Wabash, West
ern and Wisconsin Central lines have &C
copied the conditions of the trunk lires and
roads In the Central Traffic sss Iciation as
to the exchange Of passenger business.
The only important lines which have not
accepted the condition referred 10 are The
A'chison, Topeka s Ssnts Fe, Chicago,
X ok Island & Pacific and the Chicago i
Alton
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-04
Rnled 1t Out

4 SAX Francisco, Oct. BY ruling of
Judge Sawyer, of the United States circuit
court today, the case against VIM. Kissane,
which achieved such notoriety owing to
the career of Ktssane at the east, was
practically ruled out of court under the
statute Of limitation. Judge Sawyer sus
tanned the demurrer imterposed on Kissane
To the suit commenced by the Chemical
National bank of New York.